Today in the Petersburg Campaign: October 15, 1864

Federal expedition from Bernard’s Mills to Murfree’s Station, VA, and skirmish (16th) at the Blackwater, as the Yankees continue to destroy precious and limited Confederate supplies, including bacon and 4 barrels of apple brandy. 10/15-17/1864.

Note: All “Today In The Petersburg Campaign” blog entries are used with permission from Ronald A. Mosocco’s Chronological Tracking of the American Civil War per the Official Records of the War of the Rebellion. Order the book HERE.